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Table of contents

1 Introducing Acronis vmProtect 9 ............................................................................................7

2 Acronis vmProtect 9 Overview ...............................................................................................8

2.1 Acronis vmProtect 9 Features ................................................................................................... 8

3 How Acronis vmProtect 9 Works ............................................................................................9

3.1 Virtual machines backup and restore ........................................................................................ 9

3.2 Backup archive structure ........................................................................................................... 9

3.2.1 Multiple files backup scheme (Legacy mode) ............................................................................................... 9

3.2.2 Single file backup scheme (Always Incremental mode) ............................................................................. 10

4 Installation of Acronis vmProtect 9 ....................................................................................... 11

4.1 Requirements ..........................................................................................................................11

4.1.1 Supported operating systems ...................................................................................................................... 11

4.1.2 System requirements .................................................................................................................................... 11

4.1.3 How to install VMware Tools ....................................................................................................................... 13

4.1.4 Privileges for VM backup and recovery ....................................................................................................... 13

4.2 Installation options ..................................................................................................................16

4.2.1 Installing Acronis vmProtect 9 as Virtual Appliance on an ESX(i) host ...................................................... 16

4.2.2 Installing Acronis vmProtect 9 as Windows Agent ..................................................................................... 18

4.2.3 Extracting installation files ............................................................................................................................ 20

4.2.4 Configuring ESX(i) host connection settings ................................................................................................ 20

4.2.5 Using a locally attached storage................................................................................................................... 20

4.3 Uninstalling Acronis vmProtect 9 ............................................................................................21

5 Getting started .................................................................................................................... 22

5.1 Dashboard Management .........................................................................................................23

5.2 Using Web Console ..................................................................................................................24

5.2.1 Ribbon tabs .................................................................................................................................................... 24

5.2.2 Logout link...................................................................................................................................................... 27

6 vCenter Integration .............................................................................................................. 28

7 Backup ................................................................................................................................ 31

7.1 Select VM(s) to back up ...........................................................................................................31

7.2 When to back up ......................................................................................................................32

7.3 Where to back up ....................................................................................................................33

7.4 How to back up ........................................................................................................................37

7.4.1 Application-Aware Backup Settings ............................................................................................................. 37

7.4.2 Backup validation .......................................................................................................................................... 38

7.4.3 Other settings ................................................................................................................................................ 38

7.4.4 Completing the Create backup task wizard................................................................................................. 38

7.5 Options ....................................................................................................................................39

7.5.1 Archive Protection ......................................................................................................................................... 39

7.5.2 Source Files Exclusion ................................................................................................................................... 39

7.5.3 Compression Level ........................................................................................................................................ 40

7.5.4 Error Handling................................................................................................................................................ 41

7.5.5 Disaster Recovery Plan .................................................................................................................................. 41